Feature Name (see definition): Ivanoff Head

Feature Class (see definition): Cliff

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 7411

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 66° 53' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 109° 07' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -66.8833333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 109.1166667

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1972

Description (see definition): A small rocky headland, or probable island, which lies along the coast and is partly overlain by continental ice, situated 4 mi W of Hatch Islands at the head of Vincennes Bay. The feature was first mapped from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy (USN) OpHjp, 1946-47, and was named Brooks Island by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1956. the name Ivanoff Head, inadvertently applied by Australia in 1961, has succeeded the earlier name in general use and is now recommended. Helicopter landings were made here by Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) from the Magga Dan in February 1960. The feature was used as a rescue base when a helicopter crashed nearby. Named after Captain P. Ivanoff pilot of the crashed helicopter.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data